100 and still going strong

Dunham smiles often while reflecting upon his life. “I’ve had a wonderful journey,” he said. Dunham dedicated more than 80 years of is life as a minister for a Baptist church within the Christian faith.

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Dania Maxwell/Staff Marion Dunham, 100, ponders his next move while crafting a wood pen on March 6 in Naples. Dunham remains active in his life, often making these one-of-a-kind pens in a converted wood shop out of his garage at home. He is independent but lives with his daughter to assist his needs. “I hunt for things that have some character in it,” he said about choosing wood for each pen.

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Dania Maxwell/Staff Marion Dunham, 100, inspects blocks of wood before beginning to craft a handmade pen in a converted wood shop out of his garage on March 6 in Naples. “I hunt for things that have some character in it,” he said about choosing wood for each pen.

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Dania Maxwell/Staff Marion Dunham, 100, begins the process of crafting a wood pen in a converted shop in his garage on March in Naples. Dunham remains active, often making these one-of-a-kind pens.He is independent but lives with his daughter to assist his needs. “I hunt for things that have some character in it,” he said about choosing wood for each pen.

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Dania Maxwell/Staff Marion Dunham, 100, shaves wood from a block to create a round surface for a pen on March 6 in Naples. Dunham remains active in his life, often making these one-of-a-kind pens in a converted wood shop out of his garage at home. He is independent but lives with his daughter to assist his needs. “I hunt for things that have some character in it,” he said about choosing wood for each pen.

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Dania Maxwell/Staff Marion Dunham, 100, shaves wood from a block to create a round surface for a pen Thursday in Naples. Dunham remains active in his life, often making these one-of-a-kind pens in a converted wood shop out of his garage at home. He lives independently but has family close by to assist his needs.

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Dania Maxwell/Staff Marion Dunham, 100, sands the rough edges from a piece of wood to craft a pen on March 6 in Naples. Dunham remains active in his life, often making these one of a kind pens in a converted wood shop out of his garage at home. He is independent but lives with his daughter to assist his needs. “I hunt for things that have some character in it,” he said about choosing wood for each pen.

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Dania Maxwell/Staff Marion Dunham, 100, holds a hand crafted wood pen in his hands for a photograph on March 6 in Naples. “There isn’t but one like that,” he said about the pen. Dunham remains active in his life, often making these one-of-a-kind pens in a converted wood shop out of his garage at home. He is independent but lives with his daughter to assist his needs.

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Dania Maxwell/Staff Marion Dunham, 100, readies himself for the day in his home on March 6 in Naples. He is independent but lives with his daughter to assist his needs. He dedicated more than 80 years of is life as a minister for a Baptist church within the Christian faith. He remains active making wooden pens out of a wood shop in his garage.

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Dunham inspects one of the many wood pens he has crafted working out of a shop in his garage. “I hunt for things that have some character in it,” he said about choosing wood for each pen.

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Dania Maxwell/Staff Marion Dunham, 100, holds onto a cross he has on display in his home on March 6 in Naples. Dunham dedicated more than 80 years of is life as a minister for a Baptist church within the Christian faith. He is independent but lives with his daughter to assist his needs. He remains active making wooden pens out of a wood shop in his garage.